GH: Classic Thread

[depboy]

Guys, I don't know if anyone is keeping track of airdates/preemptions, but I discovered an April preemption occurred on April 27, 1972.  I've edited the March-April post to reflect that.

Edited July 16, 2023 by depboy

[depboy]

The preemption of April 27th shifted episodes forward by a day.  I had initially posted the last episode in April in my previous summaries.  The last episode of April was shifted ahead and is now correct in having aired in May.

May-June 1972:

Monday, May 1, 1972: Jane tells Tom about her ultimatum to Howie; Tom asks Jane to go to Audrey’s hearing with him, but she begs off.  Jessie tells Steve about the annuity Phil bought; Jessie and Steve agree they share a special bond.  Howie, charming and self-deprecating, apologizes to Jane for his behavior.  Audrey is low and Steve tries to cheer her; the D.A. makes his rebuttal to Lee’s final argument; afterwards, he is summoned to an urgent call from Lt. Adams in Boston.

Tuesday, May 2: Brooke confides in Sharon that Howie is a lot of fun, but she can’t count on him; Jane and Howie discuss what each wants out of life; Jane is surprised when Howie hints that what Brooke wants is commitment, too.  Lt. Adams gets the D.A. to agree to ask the judge for a delay in his decision; the lieutenant has a “hunch” about Audrey’s baby.

Wednesday, May 3: Lee calls to tell Steve that the judge wants to see him; while Steve waits, the D.A. persuades the judge to delay his decision.  Mrs. Dawson bawls Howie out.

Thursday, May 4: Diana tells Peter about Phil’s annuity for the baby; Peter reacts angrily; Jessie gets a call from an insurance agent about the annuity and must embarrassingly describe the situation; Phil finds her broken, and tries to console her.

Friday, May 5: Steve learns from Lee that the decision in Audrey’s case has been postponed pending new evidence.  Peter angrily relates to Jessie that Phil purchased the annuity.  Audrey tells Lucille that she is Stevie’s mother; Lucille thinks Audrey has finally lost her mind.

Monday, May 8: Lucille tells Jessie she’s afraid Audrey is cracking up; she begs Jessie not to let Steve know that Audrey is claiming Stevie is her child.  Peter apologizes to Jessie for unloading on her; Jessie defends Phil.  Lee asks Audrey if she knows what the new evidence might be; Lt. Adams reports to the D.A. and the D.A. realizes that Stevie is actually Audrey’s child.

Tuesday, May 9: Lucille tells Steve of Audrey’s “hallucinations”; he now understands her obsession with the baby.  Peter tells Jessie he cannot take any more and will assign Phil certain limited visiting hours.  The D.A. convinces the judge that Audrey’s case should be reopened to hear the new evidence.

Wednesday, May 10: Peter tells Diana his plan for restricting Phil’s visiting hours; Diana is concerned.  Lee tells Audrey the judge has reopened the case; Audrey is frightened of testifying.

Thursday, May 11: Sharon complains to Jane that Henry is giving her the silent treatment.  Jane admits to Mrs. Dawson that she may be pregnant; Brooke resists Howie advances, but weakens.  Steve and Lee meet with Audrey; Steve promises she will never lose him.

Friday, May 12: Jessie and Diana discuss the problem of Phil visiting Tracy unexpectedly; Phil’s good mood changes to resent after Jessie tells him Peter might mind if he visits the baby today; Peter tells Phil about his visiting hours plan; Phil is furious.

Monday, May 15: Jane admits to Sharon she is scared because she might be pregnant; Sharon and Howie lightly discuss women’s lib.  Lee calls Mary and learns that her mother is still quite ill.  The D.A. introduces the new evidence – the birth certificate of little Stevie – showing Audrey Hardy as the mother and the father as unnamed. 

Tuesday, May 16:  Jane tries to console Tom who is feeling bitter and humiliated at Audrey’s naming the baby for Steve; Jane learns she is indeed pregnant..  Steve wonders why the D.A. reopened the case just to reveal the baby’s name. 

Wednesday, May 17: Tom is irate that Audrey named his son after Steve; Steve visits Audrey in jail; she admits to him that she did name her baby after him;  Audrey admits on the witness stand that she registered as Audrey Hardy in Massachusetts General Hospital on January 15, 1971 and that she and her baby were released from the hospital on January 20; she admits that she told several people that the baby named Steven Hardy, died; she refuses to answer when asked if the child is still alive.

Thursday, May 18: Phil angrily tells Jessie about Peter’s visiting hours restrictions.  Audrey tells Lee that Stevie Nelson is really her son and begs for time to tell Steve herself before he hears it in open court.

Friday, May 19: Jane tells an overjoyed Mrs. Dawson that she is pregnant; she makes her promise she won’t mention it to Howie. Lee calls Steve to tell him Audrey has agreed to testify, but she wants to talk privately with Steve first; the D.A. convinces Lt. Adams that it is better to have Audrey on the stand, even though Adams could give the same facts; Audrey confesses to Steve that Stevie is really her baby and why she kept him a secret.

Monday, May 22: Jane tells Steve she is pregnant; Howie and Jane talk and he insists that he doesn’t want children; she tells him that she can’t be married to him under his conditions.  Audrey admits on the stand that Steven Hardy and Stevie Nelson are one and the same child; Lee moves to dismiss the kidnapping charge, and the D.A. agrees, saying that he has new evidence to prove Audrey is guilty of murder.

Tuesday, May 23: Tom remembers his rape of Audrey; Jane and Tom, both miserable, try to find a little comfort in each other; Tom tells Jane he will claim his son.  The D.A. explains to Adams his theory that Audrey murdered Mrs. Nelson because she was blackmailing Audrey.   Lee persuades Tom not to lay claim to the child until the trial is over and Audrey’s fate is determined;  Lee tries in vain to probe Audrey’s memory for any evidence the D.A. may have found.

Wednesday, May 24: Phil angrily tells Diana he sympathizes with Tom, identifies because they both were deprived of their sons; Jessie admits to Peter that she thinks there is nothing left of her marriage to Phil.  The D.A. probes Audrey’s relationship with Mrs. Nelson, establishing that Mrs. Nelson came to know who Stevie’s real father was and that she disapproved of the lies about the child’s death and paternity.

Thursday, May 25: It’s Audrey’s birthday and Lucille is miserable.  Tom expresses bitterness to Steve at Audrey’s having deceived him; Steve visits Audrey.

Friday, May 26: Phil notices how much both Diana and Jessie seem to be attached to Peter.  Lee tells Steve that the D.A. has established that Audrey had the opportunity and ability to kill Mrs. Nelson, he is now trying to establish the motive. 

Monday, May 29: Sharon grouses to Henry about having to work on Memorial Day.  Lee reads a letter from Mary, he calls her and they have a happy conversation.  Jane tells Tom that Howie has moved out of the house.

Tuesday, May 30: Phil asks Jessie if she loves Peter; she answers that she did until she discovered that Phil was still alive and that her marriage to Phil seemed more important; Phil avoids answering directly when Jessie asks if he is still in love with Diana.  Jane tells Tom she is pregnant, and Tom proposes.

Wednesday, May 31: Brooke tries to tell Jane she isn’t seeing Howie anymore.  Lee explains to Steve that the D.A. is making a powerful motive out of Audrey’s fears; Tom tells Audrey he wants to get their child out of the children’s home, and she realizes he thinks she will be convicted; the D.A., in getting Audrey to admit on the stand that she was afraid Mrs. Nelson might expose her secret, establishes her motive for the murder.

Thursday, June 1: Peter tells Jessie he received a job offer in Chicago and admits the best part of leaving would be getting rid of Phil; Diana reacts uncertainly.  The D.A. offers Lee a compromise – if Audrey confesses, the first-degree murder charge will be reduced; Lee refuses the deal, and under cross-examination, Audrey denies murdering Mrs. Nelson.

Friday, June 2: Mrs. Dawson urges Jane to tell Howie she is pregnant; Jane tells her she might marry Tom.  Diana tells Phil that she and Peter may move to Chicago; Phil tells Jessie he is thinking about moving to Chicago.

Monday, June 5: Steve visits Audrey, who has just about given up; the D.A. and Lee make their final statements, with the D.A. listing her lies and submits that Audrey had opportunity, means and motive to murder Mrs. Nelson; Lee’s defense rests on the fact that there is no evidence that Audrey actually shot the gun.

Tuesday, June 6: Brooke guesses that Jane is pregnant; Howie makes a date with Jane; Tom warns Jane against reconciling with Howie; Jane remembers the night she got pregnant; Howie comes to ask for reconciliation, realizes she is pregnant and assumes it’s Tom Baldwin’s baby; he bolts, not learning the truth.

Wednesday, June 7: Jessie is sure that Phil has forgotten their wedding anniversary; Peter gently reminds Phil; both Phil and Diana resent the reminder.  Peter tells Diana he loves her; Jessie tells Phil she has had a dubious pap smear and must go into the hospital for a D&C.

Thursday, June 8: Jane tells Tom that Howie has left her for good, and Tom renews his hope for their future.  The judge reveals his decision that Audrey must stand trial.

Friday, June 9: Mary returns; she and Lee have a happy reunion.  Phil tells Diana that his concern about Jessie in no way overshadows his concern for his son; Phil helps Jessie get settled in her hospital room.

Monday, June 12: Steve is skeptical of Lee’s plan to have a detective investigate Mrs. Nelson’s background; Lee talks to the detective, Herman O’Brian.  Lee calls Mary and tells her he is going to check with the parole board about Wade’s release.  Steve visits Audrey in jail.  Jessie’s D&C revealed that she requires a hysterectomy.

Tuesday, June 13: Tom tells Jane he is going to set up a household for himself and his son.  Steve tells Jessie he must abandon his plans to marry Audrey because he can’t accept that Audrey deceived Tom about his child.  Peter tells Diana about Phil’s possible reaction to Jessie’s hysterectomy.  Jessie breaks down in Peter’s arms.

Wednesday, June 14: Brooke resists Howie when he playfully stops the elevator between floors.  Tom tells a very distressed Audrey that he intends to hire someone to help care for the baby.

Thursday, June 15: Jessie is in surgery; Sharon and Jane discuss Jessie’s tough luck.  Henry tells Sharon she can go to a lecture with him.  Tom tells Jane he found a two-bedroom apartment; Jane suggests that Mrs. Florence Andrews might be a good nurse for his son; Jane tells Mrs. Dawson that she is going to divorce Howie and marry Tom; despite Brooke’s urging, Howie refuses to go back to Jane.  Phil comes from Jessie’s surgery, he and Peter get into an argument over Phil’s claim on Tracy.

Friday, June 16: Lee’s detective questions Audrey and gets nowhere.  Diana and Peter decide to move to Chicago.  Sharon is jealous of a lovely patient, Heather Turner.  Howie is angry when Jane asks for a divorce.  Jessie tells Peter she believes her crisis will save her marriage, but Peter has reason to doubt when he sees Phil talking ardently to Diana.

Monday, June 19: Tom tells Steve he has notified Audrey of his intent to claim his son.  The detective reports to Lee that he has found nothing of interest about Mrs. Nelson.  Jessie proposes to Phil that they adopt a baby and is stricken with Phil’s refusal on the grounds that he would alway be comparing the child unfavorably with his own son.

Tuesday, June 20: Sharon is annoyed because Henry is determined to have Heather Turner as a patient.  Tom tells Jane that he is bringing Stevie home.  Howie tells Brooke that Jane is divorcing him.  Mrs. Andrews makes preparations for Stevie’s arrival at Tom’s new apartment.

Wednesday, June 21: Jane and Tom admire Stevie; Tom presses her to get the divorce; Howie tells his mother that they will definitely divorce.

Thursday, June 22: Henry can hardly cope with his jealous wife.  Steve tells Audrey that Tom has the baby, and Audrey finds nothing left to live for.  Mary reacts with uncertainty to Lee’s news that Wade’s parole hearing is in September; Lee finds the name Nelson in parole board release records for the previous year.

Friday, June 23: Steve tells Audrey that he is going to Norway for a conference.  Lee interviews the parole officer of an Arnold Nelson, and learns that he had a wife named “Margaret”.  Steve tries to urge Phil that adopting a baby may be good for Jessie, but Phil refuses to consider it; Jessie hears their voices and hears Phil say he knows his duty to Jessie, she turns miserably and goes back to her room.

Monday, June 26: Sharon is irked that Henry is so intense and serious about Heather; Sharon pays Heather a visit, and is irritated by her charm.  Lee fills Tom in on what’s happened thus far with Arnold Nelson; Tom grimly admits the fact that if Audrey is released from prison she will want custody of their child.  Jessie recalls Phil telling Steve he knows his obligations to her; she tells Peter she will give Phil his freedom.

Tuesday, June 27: Tom finds Jane in the coffee shop and she responds to his happy talk with tears; it’s her and Howie’s anniversary.  Audrey tells Lucille she is sure she will be in prison for life; the D.A. reports to Lee that the trial will begin July 10th.

Wednesday, June 28: Jessie finds a picture of Tracy - and Diana - in Phil’s wallet; she tells Phil she thinks that they should split.  Peter admits to Diana that he thinks things will be worse for them if Jessie and Phil split up.

Thursday, June 29: Howie tells Jane the sooner they divorce, the better.  Lee brings the D.A. the court records for Arnold Nelson’s conviction, demonstrating that Mrs. Nelson testified against him at the trial and was responsible for his 10-year prison term.

Friday, June 30: Lee tells Tom about his lead about Arnold Nelson and the fact that Mrs. Nelson voluntarily testified against him; Lee urges Tom to let Audrey have custody of Stevie when she is released.  Jessie, after some honest and painful soul-searching, suggests to Phil that it is time now for a definitive action on their marriage; almost relieved, Phil agrees to a separation.

[Paul Raven]

Ratings for the two weeks ended June 25, 1972.

11.8 ATWT 35%

10.4 DAYS 34%

9.9 GH 33%

9.5 Doctors 33%

9.1 AW 31%

8.7 Search 32%

8.5 GL 29%

8.2 LIAMST 28%

8.0 EON 28%

7.9 OLTL 27%

[depboy]

July and August '72 are jammed-packed with story!  Enjoy!

Monday, July 3, 1972: Heather Turner tells Sharon she is planning a surprise for Henry; Sharon is outraged, tries to conceal it.  The D.A. tells Lee that on the basis of the evidence he has dug up, Arnold Nelson is being brought in for questioning.  Diana and Peter plan a picnic for the Fourth of July; Phil calls asking to see the baby tomorrow; Peter takes the phone and angrily tells Phil he can not see the baby tomorrow.

Tuesday, July 4: Sharon answers an emergency call from patient Carter Snow; she calls Henry in for help; Henry administers external heart massage; after they save Carter’s life, Sharon insists they celebrate.  Lee tells Mary he is going to tell Audrey about Arnold Nelson today.  Howie drops in on Mrs. Dawson, and she scolds him for his behavior; Jane tries to talk to him about the baby, but he is tired of talk.

Wednesday, July 5: Phil tells Diana he and Jessie are separated; he will be free to see more of her and the baby; Jessie tells Peter about the separation; Peter is worried how Diana will react.  The D.A. and Lee question Arnold Nelson; Nelson confesses, saying he killed his wife in self defense.

Thursday, July 6: Lee tells Lucille and Tom that Audrey will be set free this afternoon; Tom insists he will not permit her to have the baby; Tom tells Jane he is ready to fight for his son; Lee and Lucille try to persuade Audrey not to see the baby at once, but to spend the night at Lucille’s apartment.

Friday, July 7: Jessie gets a letter from her brother, Dave, telling her he is going to have surgery for a cardiac aneurysm; Phil offers to take her to the airport.  Audrey phones Tom to tell him she wants to see Stevie; Tom tells Jane he won’t give the baby to Audrey.  Howie comes to talk to Jane, but when he learns she is with Tom, he leaves.  Audrey comes to Tom’s apartment to see her son.  Audrey is furious when Tom refuses to let her take Stevie.

Monday, July 10: Jane takes Audrey’s side; Tom describes his feelings to Steve.  Howie comes to talk with Jane, but they quarrel when Brooke happens by.

Tuesday, July 11: Heather demonstrates her dizziness by swaying into Henry’s arms.  Phil receives a telegram that Jessie’s brother has died.  Peter warns Diana that they can expect to see a lot more of Phil, now that he and Jessie are separated.  Audrey is happy seeing Steve until she realizes he sympathizes with Tom.

Wednesday, July 12: Audrey confesses to Lucille that when she saw Steve, he never mentioned getting married; Audrey calls Tom to tell him she is coming for the baby;  Lee and Steve agree that a custody fight would be bad for everyone.

Thursday, July 13: Henry deduces that Heather’s aplastic anemia was caused by fumes from her boyfriend’s race car.  Peter and Phil have a hostile confrontation; it ends with Peter telling Phil that Diana is off-limits.

Friday, July 14: Lee discusses the options Audrey has in getting Stevie back; Audrey tells Steve if she has to choose between him and her baby, she will choose the baby.  When Howie can’t hide his jealousy upon learning that Jane is with Tom in his office, Brooke realizes Howie isn’t the one for her.

Monday, July 17: Audrey tells Lucille she is afraid she and Steve are breaking over his attitude towards Tom’s claims; Audrey calls Tom who is unmoving in his insistence on keeping his son.

Tuesday, July 18: Brooke challenges Jane to commit to divorcing Howie. Lee tells Mary that Meg has not improved, and that the doctors feel she will be better if Lee is out of her life.  Audrey sees the baby; Tom will not give an inch; he tells her he is changing the boy’s name to Tom Baldwin, Jr.

Wednesday, July 19: Phil reminds Diana of their life together; Peter tells Steve that he can hardly stand the sight of Phil Brewer.  Jessie writes that she is bringing her brother’s children home with her.

Thursday, July 20: Diana resists Phil’s advances; Peter gets a letter from Jessie in which she explains that she is bringing her niece Carol, age 16, and nephew Kent, age 15, home with her.  Lee, Mary, and Scotty enjoy dinner, where Scotty talks about Meg.  Diana tells Phil that Jessie is bringing her brother’s children home; Phil rejects the idea that they could be a family.

Friday, July 21: Jane tells Tom she has decided to wait until after the baby is born to divorce Howie; Jane tells Howie her decision, and Howie mentions his belief that Tom is the baby’s father; Mrs. Dawson returns to find Jane in tears.  Audrey urges Steve to talk to Tom; Steve appeals to Tom, who adamantly refuses to give up custody of Tommy, Jr.

Monday, July 24: Lucille tells Jane that Jessie will return tomorrow, but the children will wait two weeks to join her.  Lee brings papers to change the baby’s name to Tom to sign; Tom notices that Audrey hasn’t signed them and Lee tells him she will have to sign because she has no alternative; Steve tells Audrey about his conversation with Tom and reiterates his position that he doesn’t want their marriage to be a device to take the baby from Tom.

Tuesday, July 25: Henry teases Sharon about Heather’s flattery of him, and Heather not knowing that Sharon is his wife.  Jessie confides in Steve her fear of caring for two teenagers; Steve tells Jessie he can’t marry Audrey for the purpose of getting the baby from Tom.  Howie tells his mother he believes Tom is the father of Jane’s baby; Mrs. Dawson is shocked he’d consider such a thing of Jane; Howie remembers the night he seduced Jane, and realizes he is the father of the baby.

Wednesday, July 26: Heather shows Sharon a new negligee and tells her that she is having Henry for a caviar lunch date.  Lee tells Mary he must see Meg and decide about the divorce.  Audrey tears up the papers regarding the baby’s name change.  Howie apologizes to Jane and they reconcile.

Thursday, July 27: Henry chokes on Heather’s caviar, to Sharon’s delight.  Jane tells Tom she and Howie are reunited.  Audrey is shaken by Steve’s attitude, and is sure he can’t really love her as she thought; she recognizes the end to their romance.

Friday, July 28: Jessie tells Diana she must live with her hysterectomy and plans to raise her brother’s children as her own.  Audrey tells Tom she is ready to sign the papers, and when Tom questions her, he discovers that she and Steve are through.

Monday, July 31: Tom asks Steve if it is true that he and Audrey have called off the wedding; Steve is terribly hurt that Audrey told Tom; Audrey tells Lucille she and Steve are through; Lucille is heartbroken; later, Tom proposes that he and Audrey re-marry for the sake of the baby; Audrey agrees to think about it.

Tuesday, August 1: Sharon is still enjoying Henry’s bad experience with Heather.  Tom tells Jane he’s asked Audrey to re-marry him; Tom calls Audrey to ask for her decision; she’ll tell him tonight.  Mrs. Dawson is ecstatic over Howie and Jane’s reconciliation.  Audrey tells Tom she will marry him.

Wednesday, August 2: Audrey tells Lucille and Jessie she and Tom will be married on Friday; Tom tells Lee about the wedding; Audrey tells Steve who is shattered.

Thursday, August 3: Sharon scares Jessie with horror stories about teenagers.  Phil tells Diana he wants to take more pictures of the baby, and she begs him to let her consult Peter.  Peter reassures Jessie about her teens.  Phil comes unexpectedly to the Taylor apartment to take pictures of the baby; waiting for Tracy to wake up, Peter interrupts them and angrily stalks out.

Friday, August 4: Jessie tries to console Steve; Lucille helps Audrey dress for the wedding; Tom and Audrey are married.

Monday, August 7: Howie brings Jane a present and they plan happily for the baby.  Kent and Carol arrive; they are polite and uncommunicative; Jessie is as scared as she feared she would be; Kent expresses only one interest: motorcycles.

Tuesday, August 8: Sharon is annoyed by Henry’s attention to Heather; she tells Henry she thinks Heather is well and should be released.  Howie meets Brooke for lunch; he is afraid she will berate him for not telling her of the reconciliation with Jane, but Brooke is understanding; he wants to remain friends, but they agree that Jane would be upset; Howie tells Brooke if she ever needs anything she should call him.  Diana has placed Phil’s pictures of Tracy around the house, thinking Peter will be pleased with them…he is not.

Wednesday, August 9: Steve tells Jessie to call when his new patient, Teddy Holmes arrives; Teddy has hepatitis, so he must be isolated; Teddy arrives on a gurney and Jessie calls Steve; Steve goes to get Teddy’s history, but he is not cooperative.  Sharon consults her horoscope about being bugged by Heather, and it tells her to be noble and generous.  Lee tells Mary he is going to see Meg on her birthday.  Steve tells Jessie to take special charge of Teddy; when she goes in to see him, Teddy turns on the charm.

Thursday, August 10: Steve is convinced that Teddy Holmes has serum hepatitis and orders tests; Jessie goes to see Teddy, who is beginning to lean on her.  Carol and Kent are bored; Jessie is distressed by his request for a motorcycle that he wants to buy with his own money.

Friday, August 11: Phil reports to Diana he has a new apartment – in her neighborhood.  Lee confides to Peter his fears and hopes about Meg.  Peter discovers Phil moved to their neighborhood, and he reminds Diana to be fair and square with him and that she can have her freedom anytime she wants.

Monday, August 14: Henry is puzzled because Sharon no longer seems jealous of Heather Turner; Heather, bored with the hospital, tells Henry she will get a new doctor through her influential uncle if he doesn’t release her to go home; Henry reports to Sharon, who is furious.  Teddy is curious about Jessie’s background, her family and money; Steve warns Jessie if Teddy really has serum hepatitis, it means he lied about his past.

Tuesday, August 15: Phil overhears Peter tell Diana he has to work late and can’t drive her home; Phil offers to drive her to take advantage of Peter being late and see the baby; Diana agrees. Brooke and Howie accidentally meet at the coffee shop and realize how ridiculous it is for them to sit at separate tables; Howie joins her, tells her about his newly discovered interest as a father-to-be; Brooke is wistful, but happy for him.  Phil and Diana are surprised by an early Peter; Peter is annoyed; after Phil leaves, Peter tells Diana there has to be an emotional reason for her being so tolerant; she denies it.

Wednesday, August 16: Jessie gets a disturbing call from Carol, who tells Jessie she is going to an X-rated movie.  Mary is happy to be staying with Scott while Lee is away; Henry tells Sharon that Heather wants another doctor; Sharon goes to Heather’s room and tells Heather her horoscope says for her not to make any changes.  Jessie confides in Teddy her concern about Carol; Teddy gives her advice and makes her smile.  Mary gets a call from Lee, telling her that the visit with Meg was no good; all Meg would say is that she wants a divorce; she didn’t seem like herself at all.

Thursday, August 17: Peter suggests to Diana that they tell Phil he can see Tracy any hour while Diana is working; if Phil rejects this plan, it is not the baby Phil wants to see; Phil scornfully rejects Peter’s offer; Peter tells Diana it proves that Phil is after her…not the baby.

Friday, August 18: Teddy has serum hepatitis and that means he has concealed something in his history.  Heather admits to Sharon that she would have made a mistake if she had changed doctors and is grateful to Sharon.  Phil forces Diana to admit the visiting hour plan was Peter’s and not hers.  An irritated Steve tries to get Teddy to admit where he got serum hepatitis. Peter insists that Phil is interested in Diana, but she denies interest in him; Phil appears and angrily tells Peter that he and Diana will make decisions about the baby in the future.

Monday, August 21: Steve still tries to get Teddy to tell him how he got sick; Teddy says he can’t remember; Teddy asks for Jessie and proposes she be his sounding board for ideas he has for a novel; she agrees.

Tuesday, August 22: Howie and Brooke have coffee; at the next table, Howie’s boss stares at Brooke; Audrey finds Mrs. Andrews unsatisfactory, but Tom insists she stay and they quarrel.

Wednesday, August 23: Audrey comes to the seventh floor to see Lucille; she meets Steve and both of them find themselves awkward; Tom breaks up their conversation and exchanges hostilities with Steve.  Diana reports to Peter that Phil wants to take her and the baby to his apartment twice a week; enraged, Peter takes her to confront Phil and tell him that Phil’s plan is out of the question;  Peter reminds Phil that he and Diana were never married and he is not the baby’s legal father.

Thursday, August 24: Jessie comes home to find Kent drinking beer and Carol drinking wine; they try to put her down when she tells them she can’t condone this.  Sharon is worried Heather is going to start her romancing of Henry again; when Heather’s uncle calls, she praises Henry;  when Sharon hears, she is glad, because Heather has now locked herself in as Henry’s patient and Sharon can go to work on killing any romantic ideas Heather has about Henry; she decides to use the horoscope routine again.

Friday, August 25: Mary tells Steve that Scott is running a fever; Steve promises to see Scott in the morning if he isn’t feeling better.  Jessie tells Peter about the wine-and-beer episode; Teddy tells Jessie how he came to take drugs in Vietnam; she is bowled over with sympathy.  Audrey convinces Tom to dismiss Mrs. Andrews.

Monday, August 28: At Steve’s urging, Mary calls Lee about Scott’s illness.  Teddy tries to involve Jessie in plotting his novel, mostly to find out more about her.  Audrey shows off little Tommy for Al and Lucille.

Tuesday, August 29: Steve tells Mary they are admitting a new patient, Walter Douglas; Walter is very sick with pneumonia; Mary tells Steve that Lee is coming home; Steve offers to check on Scotty.  Mr. Douglas arrives with his wife, Amy.  Peter tells Diana he will be gone to London for two weeks to attend a psychiatrist’s convention; she tries to assure him.  When Mary gives Steve Mr. Douglas’ x-rays, Steve looks grim; he goes to the Douglases and after examining Walter, he talks with Amy separately; he tells her that Walter has tumors and will need an operation; Amy assures Steve she can handle the situation, but Steve can see the fear in her eyes.  Tom examines Scott at Lee’s house; Tom warns Lee that Scott is extremely susceptible to infections; Mary agrees to stay there at night, but Lee is concerned people will talk.

Wednesday, August 30: Jessie tries frantically to elicit responses from the kids.  Lee asks Peter if Meg should be told of Scott’s illness; Peter suggests waiting to see if Scott recovers before consulting Dr. Dalton.

Thursday, August 31: Heather is being released, to Sharon’s delight; Heather is taken to the elevator in a wheelchair and makes elaborate “goodbyes” to Henry, Jessie, Brooke and “Mrs. Pinkham”; Sharon has forgotten to take off her name badge.  Steve tells Jessie that Walter is improving enough to be able to have the surgery; Amy doesn’t want Steve to mention anything about a biopsy to Walter; Steve reluctantly agrees, but is permitted to tell Walter he needs an operation.  Audrey and Tom argue about her wanting to go back to work; she has very valid reasons, but Tom accuses her of wanting to be near Steve.

[Dion]

And Mark Hamil has arrived as Kent!

Thanks as always @depboy

[FrenchFan]

And Teddy ! Poor Jessie … 

thanks a lot !!!!

[depboy]

Took a little time to put September together...

Friday, September 1, 1972: To Peter’s chagrin, Diana tells Phil that he will be away in London.  Tom suggests to Mary that Scott might do better in a hospital; Lee tells Mary he will talk with Dr. Dalton before telling Meg about Scott’s illness.  Diana and Peter say goodbye at the airport.

Monday, September 4: Carol calls Jessie to say she and Kent are off on a motorcycle outing.  Jessie is able to tell Amy that Walter’s pneumonia is improving; they are still not facing the reality of Walt’s surgery and still trying to protect each other from their fears.  Carol and Kent come in at two in the morning to find Jessie frantic.

Tuesday, September 5: Audrey barely speaks to Steve when they meet, but to Lucille she protests too much.  Diana gets a letter from Peter telling her how he misses her.  Howie comes in to report Jane is in labor, later Lucille reports it was false labor pains.  Howie worries about his wife, and Mrs. Dawson tries to reassure him.  Phil’s concern over Diana being alone is enough to make Diana nervous herself.

Wednesday, September 6: Jessie encourages Mary not to worry about the hospital gossip; Steve advises Mary that Scott should be brought in.  Steve tells Jessie that Walt’s x-rays show many tumors on his lungs; the surgery is scheduled for tomorrow.  Jessie tells Teddy about her problems with the kids.  Steve finds the Douglases putting up an optimistic front when he tells them of the surgery.  Mary insists to Lee she will stay at the Baldwin home as long as Scott needs her, gossip or no gossip.

Thursday, September 7: Walt and Amy try to mutually not convey anxiety to each other; they decide not to tell their children in California about the operation until it’s over; Amy goes with Walt to the elevator, and kisses him on the cheek.  Walt’s five hour surgery is complete, and Steve tells Amy the news isn’t good; they removed one lung and the other is inoperable; Steve is gentle, but says they must agree on what they are going to tell Walt, so their stories will match; Amy struggles toward comprehension and when it hits her, she is nauseous and cries; Steve comforts her.

Friday, September 8: Steve tells Mary his opinion that Meg should be told about Scotty.  Steve and Amy disagree that Walt should be told about his condition.  Diana suffers a dizzy spell; Peter phones from London and tells Diana that the nurse should stay with her so that she will not be subjected to Phil’s pressure over her safety.  Howie announces that Jane has given birth to a baby girl.  Steve tells Walt they removed a lung but Amy keeps answering his questions for Steve, making Walt suspicious.  Mary and Lee care for a very weak Scotty; Lee decides to call Dr. Dalton to insist that Meg be told; Dalton is opposed but finally agrees, adding that he will not be responsible.

Monday, September 11: Diana is fearful about the causes of her continued dizzy spells.  Sharon tells Steve that Walt is suspicious that the truth is being kept from him.  Howie tells everyone Jane and the baby will go home Wednesday.  Steve examines Scotty, and says the boy needs to go to the hospital; Steve and Lee agree that Audrey will be his private day nurse.

Tuesday, September 12: Jessie learns from a truant officer that the kids aren’t attending school; Jessie faces the kids with the officer’s statement; they reluctantly agree to start attending.  Scott is admitted and Audrey finds Steve in his room; Lee tells Tom he expects a call from Dr. Dalton about Meg’s reaction to the news.  Tom is jealous and hurt when he sees Audrey and Steve together.

Wednesday, September 13: Sharon is disturbed because Amy is still putting on the act and Walt is asking more questions; Steve and Sharon agree that Walt is going to find out and that it will be very bad for both Amy and Walt.  Brooke goes to see Scott, and they discuss how much they’ve missed each other.  Tom and Audrey advise Lee to call Dr. Dalton; Dalton frustrates Lee by saying he’s not prepared to make a comment or take a position.

Thursday, September 14: Diana continues to have dizzy spells; she gets a letter from Peter and refuses to talk with Phil.  Jessie tells Teddy the problem of the kids and school; he tells her he wants to see her when he’s out of the hospital, and snows her with kindness and compliments.  Diana worries about her swollen lymph glands.

Friday, September 15: Steve warns Jessie that Teddy is not to be counted on.  Steve examines Diana and tells her she needs to have her lymph fluid tested; he urges her not to conceal the problem from Peter.  Scott asks after his mother; Dalton calls Lee and tells him the shock of Scott’s illness has brought Meg back to reality and she will come home on Monday.

Monday, September 18: Lee comes to tell Scott that Meg will be home this afternoon, and tells Brooke that Meg will need to be kept from worrying, hurting her.  Howie comes to report about the baby with great enthusiasm, and Brooke finds this distasteful.  Lee meets Meg at the airport, finds her unresponsive to him but deeply concerned about Scott; she is cool when she finds Brooke with Scott, but her concern over him leaves no room for anyone else.

Tuesday, September 19: Howie apologizes to Brooke but it doesn’t make her feel any better.  Mary meets Meg who is warm, grateful, and has no suspicions.  Steve examines Walt, who persuades him to tell the truth; even finding out he has terminal cancer doesn’t keep him from wanting to protect Amy; Steve urges them to be honest.  Lee tells Mary he can’t hurt Meg; Mary understands, but it is not really goodbye.

Wednesday, September 20: Steve tells Diana that tests indicate she has early stage Hodgkin’s disease; Diana is devastated; alone, waiting for Peter’s return, Diana is full of fears for the future; her and Peter have a tender reunion and she gives him a watch, engraved “For all time.”

Thursday, September 21: Peter tells Jessie he will be glad to see the kids to help her with the problems.

Friday, September 22: Steve tells Jessie he doesn't think Teddy is on the level, and she is disturbed by their disagreement.  Walt and Amy finally tell each other the truth and resolve to make the most of the time they have left.  Teddy insists he will be able to manage his life when he leaves the hospital, but manages to maneuver Jessie into inviting him to move into an empty room in her house.

Monday, September 25: Meg tells Steve she is conscious that everyone is over-solicitous of her and it shakes her confidence.

Tuesday, September 26: Jessie tells Steve she has had an argument with the kids over cleaning the house; Teddy cons Jessie into repeating her invitation for him to live at her home.  Mary listens unhappily, concealing her feelings, while Lee, Meg and Scott plan a vacation.  Kent and Carol quarrel as they clean the living room; they both blurt to Jessie that they can’t stand living there; Jessie hopes Teddy can help.

Wednesday, September 27: Steve urges Diana to tell Peter of her Hodgkin’s disease.  Tom speaks sharply to Audrey when he sees her and Steve talking intimately.

Thursday, September 28: Jessie tells Phil that Peter is going to come over tonight to meet the kids; Phil decides to take advantage of the fact that Peter won’t be home.  Tom tries to make up with Audrey by giving her a diamond ring; she feels she can’t take the ring; disappointed, Tom tells her to do what she pleases with it.  Peter arrives to meet the kids; when they come downstairs, they are dressed to go out, thinking that Jessie merely wanted to introduce them to Peter; Peter goes home.  Diana is startled by Phil’s arrival; she tells him to get out; Peter interrupts the quarrel.

Friday, September 29: Steve tells Lee, Meg, Mary, and Scott that Scott is showing great improvement and that they can begin to think about taking him home; Meg wishes to take full care of him, but is persuaded to agree to a night nurse; Scott insists on Mary.  Steve quizzes Teddy on the novel; Teddy says it will be better when he is at Jessie’s leaving Steve dumbfounded and angry; Steve tells Jessie he is dead-set against Teddy moving in with her; she feels Teddy will be able to help her with the kids; Steve tells her she’s making a terrible mistake.

[FrenchFan]

Thanks again !

I wonder if in your work you could find something about Judy Clampett. She was a nurse in this era and she never appeared in recaps. Is she mentionned sometimes? 

[depboy]

No problem!

In the summaries themselves, Judy has been mentioned sporadically, more so in the late ‘60’s ones. In the characters listed for the episodes they usually say something like “trainee” or “nurse”. I’ve seen notes next to “trainee” that say “maybe Judy?”. She hasn’t been mentioned by name in the ones I’m transcribing now.

[depboy]

@FrenchFanI took sometime today to look locate episodes that included Judy Clampett by name in the character listing.  I'm including the dates of the episodes here, as well as notes if she was mentioned in the text of the episode summary.

The last listing I have is in the 18 DEC 1969 episode, but that's not to say she isn't in later episodes (70-72), the character just isn't listed in the character listing of the summaries past that date (as far as I can see).

28 DEC 1964  

9 JUN 1965

2 JUL 65

14 JUL 65

29 JUL 65

30 JUL 65

2 AUG 65

4 AUG 65 - Listed as “Judy Clampett (or some other trainee)”

13 AUG 65

16 AUG 65

18 AUG 65

20 AUG 65 - Listed as “Judy Clampett (or other trainee)”

25 AUG 65

1 SEP 65

13 SEP 65

14 SEP 65

15 SEP 65

16 SEP 65

20 SEP 65 - Listed as “Judy (or other trainee)”

21 SEP 65

24 SEP 65

28 SEP 65 - Listed as “Judy Clampett (or other trainee)”

8 NOV 65

10 NOV 65

25 NOV 65

29 NOV 65

10 DEC 65

13 DEC 65

14 DEC 65

16 DEC 65

21 DEC 65

23 DEC 65

27 DEC 65

6 JAN 66

17 JAN 66

18 JAN 66

26 JAN 66

2 FEB 66 - listed as “Judy Clampett (or other trainee)”

4 FEB 66 - listed as “Judy Clampett (or other trainee)”

8 FEB 66

22 FEB 66

24 FEB 66

28 FEB 66 - listed as “Judy Clampett (or other trainee)”

6 APR 66

14 APR 66

15 APR 66 - “Lucille returns to work and is greeted by the trainees who have truly missed her.”

28 APR 66

25 MAY 66 - listed as “Clampett (or other trainee)”

1 JUN 66

29 JUN 66

30 JUN 66

4 JUL 66 - “Judy doesn’t think being a trainee is much fun…then witnesses, wistfully, the new doctor’s dating Meg for lunch at the Isle of Capri.”

26 JUL 66 - listed as “Trainee (Judy Clampett)”

27 JUL 66

8 AUG - listed but then crossed out and replaced with “Sharon McGillis”

22 AUG 66

27 OCT 66

8 NOV 66

21 NOV 66

1 DEC 66 - listed as “Judy Clampett (or other trainee)”

14 DEC 66

23 DEC 66

3 JAN 67 

4 JAN 67

18 JAN 67

19 JAN 67

6 FEB 67

20 FEB 67

24 MAR 67

28 MAR 67

3 APR 67

19 APR 67 

9 MAY 67

11 MAY 67

15 MAY 67

7 JUN 67

19 JUN 67 - “Sharon tells Judy she is going to play hard to get with Henry Pinkham.”

26 JUN 67 - “Sharon tells Judy she is going to play even harder to get, since Henry canceled their date for Saturday night.”

26 JUL 67 - “Judy tries to teach Henry Pinkham how to dance the modern dances, on hospital time, so he can surprise Sharon.”

7 AUG 67 - “Henry asks Judy to teach him how to dance before his date with Sharon on Saturday.”

10 AUG 67 -  “Sharon and Judy are rivals for the privilege of teaching Henry Pinkham how to dance.”

15 AUG 67

28 AUG 67 

4 SEP 67 - “Sharon has to work that afternoon as Judy agrees to go with Henry.” (my note: to a ball game).

5 SEP 67

14 SEP 67

19 SEP 67 - listed as “Clampett (or other trainee)”

28 SEP 67

3 OCT 67

12 OCT 67

16 OCT 67

18 OCT 67

30 OCT 67

1 NOV 67

11 DEC 67

14 DEC 67

15 DEC 67

16 DEC 67

5 JAN 68

15 JAN 68

22 JAN 68

23 JAN 68

26 JAN 68

7 FEB 68

19 FEB 68

21 FEB 68

22 FEB 68

4 MAR 68

5 MAR 68

15 MAR 68

22 MAR 68

27 MAR 68

16 APR 68

1 MAY 68

2 MAY 68

15 MAY 68

22 MAY 68

11 JUN 68

1 JUL 68

3 JUL 68

8 JUL 68

10 JUL 68

4 SEP 68

13 SEP 68

17 SEP 68 - listed as “Trainee (Judy?)”

4 OCT 68 

9 OCT 68

1 JAN 69

9 JAN 69

4 FEB 69

18 FEB 69

14 APR 69

16 APR 69

3 JUN 69

11 JUN 69

30 JUN 69

1 JUL 69

11 SEP 69

19 SEP 69

1 OCT 69

14 NOV 69

18 DEC 69 - listed as “Trainee (Judy?)”

[FrenchFan]

That's very nice of you ! This is very lovely of you ! 

This character is very mysterious to me !

[depboy]

No problem! My goal is to get all of these docs onto a website, but in the meantime, I like sharing!

I know Judy was a perennial student nurse/trainee. Maybe she eventually earned her cap, I’m not really sure.  Her character seems like more of a talk-to than someone who moves story along.

[depboy]

I apologize for the lapse in adding more summaries, work has been a huge time suck.  I managed to get October together, hope you enjoy!

Monday, October 2, 1972: Tom notices that Audrey isn’t wearing his ring and is hurt.  Scott exults when he hears he will be going home and repeats that he wants Mady to come, to the embarrassment of Mary and Lee.  Jessie denies to Teddy that there is anything between her and Steve.  Audrey tells Tom she wants to wear the ring, but rebuffs him when he approaches her, thinking she wants to make up.

Tuesday, October 3: Lucille and Al make much of Audrey’s ring, to her embarrassment.  Steve cannot persuade Jessie not to take Teddy home.  Scott leaves the hospital; despite her own misgivings, Meg insists to Mary that she will never be jealous again, sure as she now is that her own imaginings about Lee put her in the mental hospital.

Wednesday, October 4: Steve urges Diana to enter Metropolitan Hospital for radiation treatments and chemotherapy but she demurs, preferring to stay close to Tracy; Steve reluctantly agrees not to tell Peter of her disease.  Tom reacts resentfully when he sees Audrey and Steve together on the pediatrics floor.  Diana writes in a diary she is keeping for Tracy.

Thursday, October 5: Peter and Phil threaten each other with legal measures.  Meg attempts to build bridges to Lee; they discuss the mistakes of the past; Mary reassures Lee that they will both help Meg; she watches with pain as Lee and Meg retire to their bedroom.

Friday, October 6: Steve tells Jessie that Teddy is getting out today; when she tells the kids, they’re not too hot for the idea; Steve warns an unfazed Teddy not to hurt Jessie; Teddy is able to clarify for himself that the kids’ money is tied up; the kids are amazed when Teddy arrives that he’s not a total antique.

Monday, October 9: Phil asks Jessie if she has thought more about a divorce; she is stricken, tells Phil she will start at once.  Carol pouts when she does not get Teddy’s attention.

Tuesday, October 10: Brooke tells Howie his boss, Burt Marshall, has asked her for a date; Howie does not approve.  Steve meets Audrey in pediatrics and they touch on her unhappiness with Tom; a jealous Tom quarrels with Audrey about Steve.

Wednesday, October 11: Teddy plans a surprise dinner, complete with flowers, and Jessie cannot help but respond to his charm.  Hoping for a closer relationship with Scott, Meg asks Mary not to do the personal things: schoolwork, special bedtime treat; Meg then worries she may have offended her.

Thursday, October 12: Phil tells Diana he is going to try to be a new man.  Lee gives Mary the option of bowing out; she doesn’t want to.  Peter consults Steve about Diana’s nervousness; Steve recalls how he tried to convince Diana she should get treatment and tell Peter;  Diana writes in her diary; she tells Peter that Phil is a new man; he thinks she is letting Phil move in on her.

Friday, October 13: Tom and Audrey argue when Tom assumes Audrey getting off the elevator on the wrong floor is an excuse to see Steve.  Jessie gives Steve a progress report on Teddy.  When Tom returns home, he tells Audrey the solution to their problem is to move west; Audrey will not agree, and Tom leaves the house angry.

Monday, October 16: Steve preps for a new patient, a rich woman who is tempermental and whose donations are important to the hospital.  Tom apologizes to Audrey.  Meg continues to try to assert herself as Scott’s mother; Lee assures Steve he believes she is doing well, but Steve can see signs of inner tensions.

Tuesday, October 17: Peter tells Jessie he fears for Diana’s health and she explains that Phil has asked her for a divorce.  Carol pouts in frustration at Teddy’s attitude towards Jessie.  Diana remembers Phil’s promise not to make trouble; Diana tells Peter that Phil opened a savings account for Tracy; Peter’s cynical interpretation leaves her in tears.

Wednesday, October 18: Sharon tells Mary that if she were in her shoes she would pull out of the Baldwin house before the sky falls in; Meg suggests to Lee that soon Scott will not need night nursing; Scott has a nightmare and is glad Mary is there.  Peter suggests Diana quit nursing until she feels more rested; Diana wonders why she is training to be a nurse when she knows she is going to die.

Thursday, October 19: Brooke passes Howie’s office and while they are talking, his boss comes along, delighted to see Brooke; he gives her a big routine about dating him, and she tells him maybe; when Burt leaves, Howie warns her the guy is not for her.  Tom arrives just as Steve and Audrey are enjoying time with Tommy in the hospital coffee shop; Tom tells Audrey he can’t forget the idea that Tommy was originally named for Steve.

Friday, October 20: Jessie and Steve discuss their problems; Lee brings Jessie divorce papers to sign.  Jane and Tom have their first meeting since Jane’s return.  Steve comes to dinner at Jessie’s and meets Carol and Kent.  While Jessie is out of the room, Teddy tells Steve how grateful he is to Jessie, but he does it in such a way that further antagonizes Steve.

Monday, October 23: Diana meets with Steve, tells him she is leaving, but asks him to arrange it so the others think it is temporary.  Meg compulsively fusses over making Scotty’s bed; Scotty tells her to take it easy and about his nightmare; in a controlled rage, Meg takes issue with Lee and Mary not telling her, and says she must know everything that has to do with her son.

Tuesday, October 24: Tom tells Audrey he has a late meeting and imagines she will be asleep when he gets home as usual; Audrey decides to wait up for Tom, determined to be reasonable; when he approaches her, she freezes; he tells her it is difficult to stay no more than friends.  Teddy goads Steve, who is trying to discourage him from asking Jessie out.

Wednesday, October 25: Mary confieds in Tom her fears of Meg’s stability; Phil protests Diana’s quitting nursing; Peter is puzzled by Diana’s intensity over Phil’s reaction to her quitting; Meg suffers a sprained ankle and must stay off her feet; Mary and Lee agree that Mary must stay on as Meg will need he more now than ever.

Thursday, October 26: Disturbed by Jane and Howie’s happiness, Brooke agrees to a lunch date with Burt Marshall; at lunch Burt flatters Brooke and makes passes at her while Howie, unseen by them, watches.  Carol is jealous of Teddy’s attention to Jessie; after an expensive dinner, Jessie realizes that Teddy is broke and offers to lend him money, an offer he refuses.

Friday, October 27: Sharon again advises Mary to get away from the Meg situation before it does her in.  Tom and Audrey enjoy a companionable lunch, making plans for little Tommy’s Halloween; Tom brings Audrey home some flowers, but her delight turns to pain as she realizes they are identical to the ones Steve brought her on the night she told him she was marrying Tom; Tom is gentle with her, guessing the cause of her distress and realizing that each of them shares a similar heartache.

Monday, October 30: Mary reminds Meg of Lee’s birthday, which Meg had forgotten, and they plan a surprise party; Audrey is a little startled that Steve has been invited as Mary’s date; Tom refuses to go to the party, and Steve finds Audrey crying in her parked car.  Peter asks Diana if she wouldn’t like another baby.  Diana is moved and upset, wonders to herself if having a baby is possible or desirable since she expects to die.

Tuesday, October 31: Diana writes in her diary, vowing to live as normal as possible as long as she can conceal her illness.  Howie warns Brooke to stay away from Burt, but she tells him not to bug her about it.  Tommy performs for Tom’s movie camera in his bunny Halloween costume; Tom finds a handkerchief belonging to Steve and storms out in anger.

[Planet Soap]

CBS Sunday Morning profile Donna Mills which references her time on "General Hospital". Interestingly, she says she's grateful for her GH emmy but doesn't feel that was her best work. She says that was probably more of a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Edited July 30, 2023 by Planet Soap

[depboy]

Up next is November 1972:

Wednesday, November 1, 1972: Steve again tries to warn Jessie about Teddy, but inadvertently gives her the idea of hiring Teddy as a tutor for the kids; Teddy accepts the job and his first check.  On Diana’s last day at work, Phil worries how he will see her and the baby.

Thursday, November 2: Burt calls Brooke for a date; Brooke, dressed up to go out, finds that Burt has brought fixings with him, and is prepared for a romantic evening at home.  At Lee’s birthday party, Meg is on every minute and tops everyone, especially Mary; her reprimands of Mary make everyone uncomfortable, and the party ends on a tense note.

Friday, November 3: Steve asks Mary to dinner; Lee speaks to Mary about her discomfort at the party.  Phil makes a passionate plea to Diana that her feelings must surely match his own.  Audrey and Tom, enjoying a companionable dinner, are surprised to see Steve and Mary come in, their presence spoils the evening for Tom and Audrey.

Monday, November 6: Meg confided to Lee her hope that Steve and Mary will be a serious match; when they return, Meg proposes a foursome, but Steve declines - gracefully; Meg’s attempts at probing Mary about the evening make Mary and Lee uncomfortable.  Tom and Audrey discuss Mrs. Andrews and it escalates into a muted conflict of wills; Tom, aided by Mrs. Andrew’s flattery of him, states flatly that Audrey will have to get along with Mrs. Andrews.

Tuesday, November 7: Diana comes to the hospital to consult Steve about Peter’s hope of another child.  Audrey and Mrs. Andrews further disagree about the handling of Tommy; Audrey appeals to Tom for his support, but Tom maintains that as long as Audrey chooses to work, she will have to make the best of Mrs. Andrews.

Wednesday, November 8: When Howie points out an accounting mistake Burt made, Burt gets angry and takes it out on Howie; Burt makes a date with Brooke.  Carol complains that Teddy treats her too much like a child.  Lee is upset when he discovers that Meg called Steve to encourage a romance with Mary.

Thursday, November 9: Peter tells Phil he can visit Tracy, making Phil suspicious; Diana has a nightmare about Phil.  Howie tells Jane that Burt seems to have it in for him.

Friday, November 10: Howie tries again to warn Brooke about Burt.  Audrey quarrels with Mrs. Andrews about Tommy’s bedtime, and Tom takes Mrs. Andrews’ side.

Monday, November 13: Jane tells Howie that Brooke called in; Howie ties her absence with Burt being away, too; Jane warns him to keep out of trouble with the boss.  Phil barges in while Diana is writing in her diary; they argue as Peter comes home; Phil stalks out, and Peter urges Diana to say yes to another baby.

Tuesday, November 14: Steve and Mary compare notes about Meg’s matchmaking, and decide Meg’s jealousy may be the reason.  Meg presses Lee about Mary and Steve and he tells her that Mary is married to a man now in the penitentiary for embezzlement; Meg is relieved to know Mary is married.

Wednesday, November 15: Audrey and Mrs. Andrews quarrel.  Lee is puzzled when Diana asks him if there is any way she can provide for Tracy’s custody after her death.  Audrey wishes Steve love and happiness, and they agree they will have to make the best of their separate futures.

Thursday, November 16: Teddy irritates Carol with teasing; Jessie tries to find out what is wrong and is surprised by the girl’s resentments.  Meg quizzes Mary about her husband.

Friday, November 17: As Diana struggles to decide whether she should leave Tracy with Peter or Phil, she imagines what might happen; in her imagination Lee, Steve, Phil and Peter act out facets of her dilemma.  Tom tells Audrey that he’ll talk to Mrs. Andrews and make clear he’s sticking with Audrey as to how Tommy will be raised; Tom hopes this closeness will extend to physical expressions, and Audrey says that if he can be content with her pretending, she can do it; Tom is crushed and wants no part of it.

Monday, November 20: Howie speculates that Brooke is off with Burt.  Tom tells Jane that he will keep Mrs. Andrews for Thanksgiving because he and Audrey do not do well together alone; Audrey tells her troubles to Lee who is annoyed and disturbed at his brother.

Tuesday, November 21: Lee calls Jessie to tell her the divorce hearing is scheduled for January 5th; Phil tells her he is getting nowhere with Diana and the baby.  Teddy gets a threatening letter demanding $1700 and discovers a check to Jessie for $1000 in the same mail.  Diana begs Peter to put off having a family until she feels stronger.

Wednesday, November 22: Audrey and Mrs. Andrews quarrel, and Tom tries to placate Mrs. Andrews; she agrees to stay on the job for his sake…and for Tommy’s.  Teddy, at a bar, pays off a fraction of a gambling debt to a sinister big-time tough; he lies to Jessie when he gets home.

Thursday, November 23: Pre-empted.

Friday, November 24: A letter from Brooke says she will be away from work until next week; Howie tells Jane this jibes with the fact that Burt won’t be back until next week; but Brooke has given herself away with the postmark on her letter.  Phil tells Jessie that he’s really down at the idea of Diana having a family with Peter.  Mary teaches Meg needlepoint and tries to keep Meg from questioning her more about her husband; in frustration Meg jabs herself with the needle.

Monday, November 27: Howie celebrates his birthday with Jane, Mrs. Dawson and the baby, it’s the happiest one he’s ever had.  Tom and Audrey agree that their marriage can’t go on in this way; she demands that Mrs. Andrews be fired, but Tom insists this isn’t the answer to their problems and refuses.

Tuesday, November 28: Tom worries about a heart patient.  Sharon protests having to go on night duty.  Jessie denies to Mary that she is falling for Teddy; Teddy gets a threatening call from Louie the gambler about his debts.  Audrey and Tom quarrel about Mrs. Andrews again; desperately tired, Tom takes some sleeping pills.

Wednesday, November 29: Henry has Sharon call Tom about an emergency with his patient Paul Thompson; Audrey is unable to wake Tom; when he does waken, he insists on going to the hospital in his groggy state; Audrey calls Steve and Lucille; she arranges for Lucille to stay with Tommy; Steve arrives at the hospital and begins working on the patient; when Tom comes in groggy and bedraggled from a minor accident, Steve has to kick him out of the room; Audrey arrives and when Tom finds out that she called Steve, it is a final, bitter blow.

Thursday, November 30: Brooke returns to work.  Steve begins to bawl Tom out, but finds himself sympathetic in the face of Tom’s misery and Tom’s decision to quit; he goes to a bank and withdraws all the money he has; at home, Tom packs his clothes; Mrs. Andrews persuades him to take her and little Tommy with him, wherever he decides to go.